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View</a>/Auto Arrange</h2>
<p>When displaying items using the <a href="views.htm#thumbnails">Thumbnails</a>,
<a href="views.htm#tiles">Tiles</a>, <a href="views.htm#icons">Icons</a> or
<a href="views.htm#sm_icons">Small Icons</a> methods, items are normally 
displayed in <i>orderly</i> columns, laid out according to available width in 
the <a href="../pane_files/files_pane.htm">Files pane</a>.&nbsp; Checking the <b>
Auto Arrange</b> menu item enforces this requirement.</p>
<p>When <b>Auto Arrange</b> is unchecked, items may be dragged to positions 
outside the columns allowing the user to visually organize the pane to his 
liking.&nbsp; This is not a permanent re-ordering; the effect is merely visual.</p>
<p>If the view is changed, for example from <b>Thumbnails</b> to <b>Icons</b>, 
the items are initially organized in columns even if <b>Auto Arrange</b> is not 
enabled.</p>
<p>The following image demonstrates what can be done with <b>Auto Arrange</b> 
turned off (disabled).</p>
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    <td width="134"><b>Off</b></td>
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